扬州市新华中学高二年级第二学期
第二阶段练习英语试卷
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有十秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the woman trying to tell the man
A. How to pronounce her name.
B. How to sign her name.
C. How to spell her name.
2. What is the weather like now
A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.
3. What does the woman offer to do for the man
A. Polish his paper. B. Write a section. C. Pick up a topic.
4. What is the man supposed to eat more of
A. Vegetables. B. Noodles. C. Meat.
5. What does the woman probably think about the man’s haircut
A. It was too expensive.
B. Too much hair was cut off.
C. She likes his new hairstyle.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation take place
A. In an art studio. B. In a garden. C. At a museum.
7. What’s in the man’s favourite painting
A. Horses. B. A bridge. C. Water lilies.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When did Brian turn in the application
A. One minute before the deadline.
B. Fifteen minutes before the deadline.
C. Forty-five minutes before the deadline.
9. What does Brian have in common with his father
A. The character. B. The profession. C. The hobby.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10 What do we know about Mr. Moore
A. He just quit his job.
B. He is a substitute teacher.
C. He asked for sick leave today.
11. Which subject is the man worried about
A. Physics. B. History. C. Chemistry.
12. What should the man do at the end of the history class
A. Pass out a test.
B. Have students do some reading.
C. Give the homework.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers doing
A. Arguing with each other.
B. Testing each other’s knowledge.
C. Preparing for a quiz.
14. What is the first question about
A. Where Mount Tai is located.
B. What color a polar bear’s skin is.
C. Which country has the highest mountain.
15. Which sport is considered the most dangerous
A. Skydiving. B. Race-car driving. C. Mountain climbing.
16. Why is the boy upset at the end
A. The girl is smarter than him.
B. The girl cheated in the game.
C. The girl dropped something.
听第10段材料，回答第17 至20 题。
17. Why is the speaker making the speech
A. He is retiring.
B. He will get married.
C. He just received an award.
18. Who organized the party
A. David. B. Craig. C. Anne.
19. What might the speaker be
A. A fireman. B. A doctor. C. A professor.
20. Where does the speaker probably plan to go next
A. To Australia. B. To China. C. To Spain.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
A
National Beekeeping Centre
About
This friendly visitor centre is a champion for Welsh honeybees, which are increasingly under threat from climate change and loss of wild flower meadows. It raises visitors’ awareness of environmental issues and illustrates the 4,000-year history of beekeeping and honey-making, from the ancient Egyptians via the Romans. In addition, an intensive weekend beekeeping course ( 14.5 per person) is held to train new generations of beekeepers.
Beekeeping course
This course will be a real eye opener into the world of bees and beekeeping. The course will cover the following topics:
* Introduction to the bee colony and bee products.
* Types of hive (蜂房) equipment, record keeping.
* Basic hive inspection.
* Pests & diseases.
* Taking off honey, clearing bees from supers.
There is also a mix of class room instruction and apiary (养蜂场) work with the bees. You will be provided with protective bee suits and gloves for the session with the bees. The cost includes coffee throughout the day. Please bring your own lunch.
Getting there
It is just off the A470 on the Bodnant Estate in the Conwy Valley and 10 minutes from the A55 north Wales coast road. Follow the brown signs just after Bodnant Gardens.
Value for money
Yes. It’s not cheap but it’s a special experience that easily fills a day. Adults 14, children 5-17 6.50, under-4s free, family 38 (two adults and two children) or 25 (one adult and three children).
Opening hours
Visitor Centre opens daily from but it is volunteer-run so phone ahead to check.
1. What do we know about the National Beekeeping Centre
A. It is under climate threat.
B. It has a history of 4,000 years.
C. It runs a free beekeeping course.
D. It connects visitors with ecology.
2. What might attract an attendee to the beekeeping course
A. A taste of bee honey.
B. A hands-on apiary session.
C. A free packed lunch.
D. A beekeeping business plan.
3. How much do a couple with their 11-year-old twin boys pay for admission and the beekeeping course
A. 85. B. 92.5.
C. 96. D. 99
B
Architecture is amazing. It has changed the way I look and interact with the world and my environment. It has trained me to be hyper-sensitive (过度敏感) to the built environment, to recognize problems and find solutions that an untrained eye would never notice.
As much as I love this profession, it is very easy to get lost in architecture. I get so focused that I have forgotten about everything else. Luckily my passion for cycling kept me sane (清醒的) while I was becoming an architect. I faced a lot of obstacles and challenges taking a bicycle ride across the United States. Looking back, cycling across the America was actually one of the smartest things I ever did.
I have actually bicycled across the continental USA twice; East to west. Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean, both times. Bicycling across America isn’t as hard as you think.
I rode alone on my first trip in 2005 from Virginia Beach to the coast of Florence, Oregon. In the end it was 4,547 miles over the course of 77 days.
I left for the second trip in 2007 with my two best friends from Bar Harbor, Maine to Portland, Oregon, which was a 4,886 mile ride over 90 days. At that time, I fell in love with the idea of leaving the east coast behind, starting a whole new life and career in a new city. I ended up in Portland. After arriving in town on a bike, I eventually found a job, a place to live and an amazing dog.
I share all this not to convince anyone to go biking across America, but only to share how doing this has changed my life. Architecture has given me a wonderful life and career but it isn’t everything. Thankfully I have also been very passionate about: my friends, traveling, bicycles, punk rock, technology, the internet, my dog, and even yoga. My architecture background has definitely sweetened my relationship with all those things.
Becoming an architect is a noble pursuit, but you should keep pursuing everything else that you are passionate about. It will enhance your architecture career and ultimately make you a more interesting person, which in my opinion is really more important than being another silly architect.
4. What’s the advantage of cycling according to the author
A. Changing his negative attitude to architecture.
B. Keeping himself focused on his career all the time.
C. Enabling him to find solutions without training.
D. Making him a much better architect and person.
5. What does the author think of his two cross-country bike trips
A. They are harder than what he expected before.
B. They show the benefits of riding with friends.
C. They give him some extraordinary experiences.
D. They guarantee him a new life and career in Portland.
6. What can be inferred from Paragraph 6
A. Don’t get completely lost in your hobbies.
B. Don’t abandon hobbies for your profession.
C. Don’t feel ashamed of stopping your hobbies.
D. Don’t weigh your family against your profession.
7. In the last paragraph, the author reminds us to ________.
A. take up the pursuit of becoming an architect
B. find what we are really passionate about
C. appreciate other people’s good intentions
D. avoid our career taking over other pursuits
C
Go to any movie theater or sports venue, and it’s obvious there’s an invisible bond that forms from laughing, crying, and simply feeling while brushing shoulders with others. Researches have long backed up this sense of connection, but some aspects of the phenomenon remained unclear. Now, a new study is offering insight.
Writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science, Victor Chung of the cole Normale Supérieure in France and his team reported how they examined the matter by inviting strangers to watch videos together in same sex pairs.
Pairs of strangers watched three types of videos together: positive, negative, and neutral (中性的) with a curtain between them that was either open or closed. At the start of the experiment the researchers asked each participant whether they’d like to meet the other member of their pair again. After watching each video, participants reported their emotions and feelings of connectedness, and after seeing all three videos they were asked once again about their feelings towards the other participant.
The results showed the emotional films generated stronger responses than the neutral film. Crucially, the team said participants’ feelings of connectedness within the pairs was boosted when they experienced more intense emotions. However, this was only the case when participants watched the films with the curtain between them open. The researchers said that whether or not the pairs could see each other had no impact on how positively or negatively they felt about the films.
“We found that silently watching emotional films together with another individual is associated with social bonding, even when this person is a stranger and without any verbal (口头的) communication,” said Chung, the study author.
The team added that the findings may help explain why people seek out group activities that generate strong emotions, “even participating in sad memorials that cause negative emotions.” In other words, because emotion bonds us, and humans have a fundamental desire to belong, we’re up for experiences one might think we’d naturally want to avoid.
8. What does “the phenomenon” in paragraph 1 refer to
A. Shared emotions bond people. B. Physical touch helps tackle stress.
C. A chance encounter leads to a friendship. D. Entertainment is a crucial part of human life.
9. How did the researchers get their findings
A. By analyzing participants’ emotions.
B. By comparing participants’ self-reports.
C. By documenting participants’ video responses.
D. By stimulating participants’ desire for interaction.
10. The study found that strong bonds were indeed created between pairs only when ______.
A. they were familiar with each other B. they watched neutral films together
C. they were aware of the presence of each other D. they could see each other while watching the films
11. What is presented in the last paragraph of the text
A. An interpretation of the findings. B. Potential implication of the findings.
C. Supporting evidence for the findings. D. The underlying logic behind the findings.
D
Powered by the enthusiasm of fans, many stars are emphasizing sustainability in their tours and live events.
In many parts of the world, summer calendars are packed with music festivals. But on 25 August, Act 1.5, one of such shows, tried to be something different. Advertised as a “climate action accelerator (加速器)”, it showed the cooperation between a band called Massive Attack and scientists at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Manchester, UK, to reduce carbon emissions (排放) in the live music industry.
Such efforts are much needed. In 2010, researchers estimated that the UK music industry produced some 540, 000 tonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions annually. Live music accounted for 74%of that. Those figures are likely to have risen.
Many in the music industry are advocating ever more loudly on sustainability. Radiohead, Coldplay, and Billie Eilish are just some of the famous Western stars who have declared initiatives to make live events more sustainable.
These initiatives have not always met with the approval of climate campaigners. One common criticism is that stars’ advocacy often focuses on the actions of individual fans. When it comes to high-energy aspects of touring, such as stage power requirements and artists’ travel, their preferred solution is often to find alternative ways to cancel out impact, rather than reducing emissions directly.
However, it is heartening to see that some real change has already been achieved. In 2023, for the first time, the long-running Glastonbury Festival in the United Kingdom was powered only by fossil-fuel-free (非化石燃料) energy. In June 2024, Coldplay announced that direct emissions from its current world tour were almost 60%lower than those of its 2016-17 stadium tour.
Historically, music has played a key part in social movements. The industry now has the chance to be a role model for real change. A 2022 report by researchers at the University of Glasgow, UK, found that music fans are more likely to care about climate change than non-music fans. So, the change will come when it is driven by those highest up in the music industry and backed by good science.
12 What makes the Act 1.5 music event special
A. Demonstrating a different musical style.
B. Promoting the cooperation between bands.
C. Funding scientific research on climate.
D. Taking green actions based on science.
13. What is the purpose of listing data in the third paragraph
A. To highlight the UK music industry’s success.
B. To indicate the challenges in the UK music industry.
C. To criticize the rising costs of the UK music festivals.
D. To stress the emission impact of the UK music industry.
14. Why do climate campaigners sometimes disapprove of stars’ advocacy
A. It emphasizes reducing artists’ travel emission.
B. It focuses on fans cutting down emissions.
C. It prefers to use fossil-fuel-free energy.
D. It ignores the action of individual fans.
15. What is the author’s attitude to the music industry addressing climate issues
A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Positive. D. Critical.
第二节 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
In modern society, many retired people are lonely and lack life purpose while many young people have their own problems. ___16___ Or they may wish to live independently but be unable to pay the high rents in their area.
___17___ It involves bringing older and younger people together to support each other. After all, old people represent a huge unused resource: they include retired engineers, doctors, teachers and business people with years of experience. ___18___
In some projects, retired people help out in primary schools, to hear children read and offer them individual support. Similar projects are run in secondary schools and even universities. Other projects involve sending children and teenagers into old people’s homes on a regular basis to teach them “digital skills”, to entertain them or simply befriend them and listen to their stories and advice. ___19___ The students can either live rent-free in exchange for household chores (家务杂活) and support for the homeowner, or they can pay a reduced rent in exchange for chatting with the older person regularly and keeping an eye on their health and well-being.
Intergenerational volunteering projects have had a truly significant impact on both sides. By bringing together people of different generations and socioeconomic backgrounds, they have built trust, respect and friendship. ___20___
A. These are important for the structure of society.
B. Studies have shown that retired people can still contribute to society.
C. Intergenerational volunteering can provide a solution to these problems.
D. Volunteering may even help young people discover a new interest or passion for life.
E. They may face the challenge of finding a job without work experience or practical skills.
F. Elsewhere, there are projects that match university students with wealthy elderly people who have spare rooms.
G. Young people, too, have valuable skills to share, most obviously their up-to-date knowledge of technology.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完型填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
Tia Wimbush and Susan Ellis have been co-workers for a decade. ____21____, they didn’t know each other well.
Their spouses each needed a kidney ____22____, and while Wimbush could have given her husband one of hers, she wasn’t a ____23____ match. Ellis, meanwhile, was no match at all for her husband.
One day, ____24____ the fall of 2020, the women saw each other in the office restroom and started chatting, ____25____ that patients may wait many years for their name to ____26____ on the national kidney cadaver donor waiting list. Both women ____27____ their husbands didn’t have that kind of time.
Wimbush asked Ellis what her husband’s blood type was.
After exchanging the replies, the women were amazed to find it was a ____28____ that they were both going through this with their husbands at the same time and they could also be in a position to help. Then Wimbush made a ____29____ to get tested.
So they did. Antibody tests _____30_____ that each woman was an excellent match for the other’s spouse. And in March 2021, seven months after that chance _____31_____, they made the donation.
The surgery was a success, with no _____32_____. “It’s really just a story about simple _____33_____,” Susan Ellis says. “For us, it started with two people just being good humans.”
Rodney Wimbush says he will be forever _____34_____ that his wife decided to _____35_____ a subject about blood types in the office restroom.
21. A. Hence B. Nevertheless C. Thus D. Otherwise
22. A. transformation B. translation C. transmission D. transplant
23. A. perfect B. consistent C. legal D. random
24. A. on B. over C. in D. at
25. A. comforting B. commanding C. complaining D. composing
26. A. come up B. put up C. give up D. make up
27 A. predicted B. worried C. guaranteed D. insisted
28. A. competence B. diligence C. dependence D. coincidence
29. A. proposal B. demand C. solution D. negotiation
30. A. reviewed B. revealed C. restricted D. restored
31. A. motivation B. participation C. conversation D. conservation
32. A. reception B. refusal C. registration D. rejection
33. A. courage B. kindness C. sympathy D. honesty
34. A. hopeful B. careful C. regretful D. grateful
35. A. bring about B. bring down C. bring up D. bring out
第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As the wheel of time turns, traditional practices are witnessing a comeback. Gua sha, an ancient Chinese healing technique, has been gaining ____36____ (popular) in recent years as a holistic approach to wellness and beauty, because it offers various benefits to modern wellness seekers.
On TikTok, a before-and-after video of gua sha has been viewed more than 11.8 million times. Meanwhile, influencers have started to share their gua sha routines on some other media apps, attracting ____37____ (grow) attention from global audiences. Moreover, western beauty stores and ____38____ (celebrity) have jumped at the fashion and started favoring gua sha or selling its tools.
Factually, gua sha has been practiced in China since the Ming Dynasty and is known to have muscle pain relieved ____39____ improve blood circulation. Originally, it ____40____ (use) on the body, like arms, legs, and back. However, nowadays, it’s commonly used to improve the ____41____ (face) skin health. The practice is performed using a smooth-edged tool to gently scrape (刮) areas of the body, _____42_____, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), can encourage ____43____ healthy flow of energy and blood.
Gua sha, a TCM practice, also ____44____ (serve) as a cultural practice, now has _____45_____ (incredible) found its way to the west due to its potential health benefits. Undoubtedly, promoting TCM practices could be a much-needed opportunity for others to learn more about Chinese cultures.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你校学生会主席李华，你校将在5月开展“校园劳动周”(Campus Labor Week)活动。请你用英文写一封倡议信发布在校英文网站上，号召同学们积极参与，内容包括：
1．活动目的；
2．活动内容。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Call for Participation in Campus Labor Week
Dear fellow students,
I’m Li Hua from Class 3.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Student Union
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In Benton School, the chatter of students filled Room 13 every day. Among the lively atmosphere, Wanda Petronski, a poor Polish girl, with her unruly hair and a faded blue dress that showed signs of frequent wear, became the target of cruel jokes among her classmates.
Each morning, as Wanda stepped into the classroom, a sudden silence would fall over the room. The abrupt silence was soon replaced by whispers and laughter. “Look, there’s Wanda,” Peggy would whisper to her friend Maggie, her eyes shining with mischief. Peggy, the most popular girl in class, was well-known for her sharp tongue and a good sense of fashion. Driven by a mix of boredom and meanness (恶意), she would call out, “How many dresses do you have now, Wanda ” Her voice was filled with pretended curiosity.
Wanda would hesitate, her fingers nervously twisting her dress. “A hundred,” she would reply in a soft murmur; her voice was barely heard. Instantly, the classroom would erupt in laughter. “A hundred!” Peggy would shout, her laughter echoing through the room. “I bet they’re all made of paper!” The other students would join in, their cruel laughter filling the air. Wanda’s face would redden with awkward, and she would quickly lower her head, unable to meet anyone’s eyes.
Miss Mason, their teacher, often tried to intervene. “That’s enough, class. Let’s start the lesson,” she would say firmly, attempting to restore order. But the damage had been done. Day after day, Peggy and her group of friends continued to make fun of Wanda, asking about her “hundred dresses” and making ill remarks about her plain clothes.
One day, Miss Mason announced an exciting drawing contest. The theme was “Design a Dress,” and the winning entries would be displayed in the school hall. Peggy, confident in her artistic abilities, was determined to claim victory.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few days later, Miss Mason announced the result and everyone was shocked.
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Feeling a strong sense of guilt, Peggy and Maggie went to Wanda’s house with the good news.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________扬州市新华中学高二年级第二学期
第二阶段练习英语试卷
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有十秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the woman trying to tell the man
A. How to pronounce her name.
B. How to sign her name.
C. How to spell her name.
2. What is the weather like now
A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.
3. What does the woman offer to do for the man
A. Polish his paper. B. Write a section. C. Pick up a topic.
4. What is the man supposed to eat more of
A. Vegetables. B. Noodles. C. Meat.
5. What does the woman probably think about the man’s haircut
A. It was too expensive.
B. Too much hair was cut off.
C. She likes his new hairstyle.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation take place
A. In an art studio. B. In a garden. C. At a museum.
7. What’s in the man’s favourite painting
A. Horses. B. A bridge. C. Water lilies.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When did Brian turn in the application
A. One minute before the deadline.
B. Fifteen minutes before the deadline.
C. Forty-five minutes before the deadline.
9. What does Brian have in common with his father
A. The character. B. The profession. C. The hobby.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What do we know about Mr. Moore
A. He just quit his job.
B. He is a substitute teacher.
C. He asked for sick leave today.
11. Which subject is the man worried about
A. Physics. B. History. C. Chemistry.
12. What should the man do at the end of the history class
A. Pass out a test.
B. Have students do some reading.
C. Give the homework.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers doing
A. Arguing with each other.
B. Testing each other’s knowledge.
C. Preparing for a quiz.
14. What is the first question about
A. Where Mount Tai is located.
B. What color a polar bear’s skin is.
C. Which country has the highest mountain.
15. Which sport is considered the most dangerous
A. Skydiving. B. Race-car driving. C. Mountain climbing.
16. Why is the boy upset at the end
A. The girl is smarter than him.
B. The girl cheated in the game.
C. The girl dropped something.
听第10段材料，回答第17 至20 题。
17. Why is the speaker making the speech
A. He is retiring.
B. He will get married.
C. He just received an award.
18. Who organized the party
A. David. B. Craig. C. Anne.
19. What might the speaker be
A. A fireman. B. A doctor. C. A professor.
20. Where does the speaker probably plan to go next
A. To Australia. B. To China. C. To Spain.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
A
National Beekeeping Centre
About
This friendly visitor centre is a champion for Welsh honeybees, which are increasingly under threat from climate change and loss of wild flower meadows. It raises visitors’ awareness of environmental issues and illustrates the 4,000-year history of beekeeping and honey-making, from the ancient Egyptians via the Romans. In addition, an intensive weekend beekeeping course ( 14.5 per person) is held to train new generations of beekeepers.
Beekeeping course
This course will be a real eye opener into the world of bees and beekeeping. The course will cover the following topics:
* Introduction to the bee colony and bee products.
* Types of hive (蜂房), equipment, record keeping.
* Basic hive inspection.
* Pests & diseases.
* Taking off honey, clearing bees from supers.
There is also a mix of class room instruction and apiary (养蜂场) work with the bees. You will be provided with protective bee suits and gloves for the session with the bees. The cost includes coffee throughout the day. Please bring your own lunch.
Getting there
It is just off the A470 on the Bodnant Estate in the Conwy Valley and 10 minutes from the A55 north Wales coast road. Follow the brown signs just after Bodnant Gardens.
Value for money
Yes. It’s not cheap but it’s a special experience that easily fills a day. Adults 14, children 5-17 6.50, under-4s free, family 38 (two adults and two children) or 25 (one adult and three children).
Opening hours
Visitor Centre opens daily from but it is volunteer-run so phone ahead to check.
1. What do we know about the National Beekeeping Centre
A. It is under climate threat.
B. It has a history of 4,000 years.
C. It runs a free beekeeping course.
D. It connects visitors with ecology.
2. What might attract an attendee to the beekeeping course
A. A taste of bee honey.
B. A hands-on apiary session.
C. A free packed lunch.
D. A beekeeping business plan.
3. How much do a couple with their 11-year-old twin boys pay for admission and the beekeeping course
A. 85. B. 92.5.
C. 96. D. 99
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
B
Architecture is amazing. It has changed the way I look and interact with the world and my environment. It has trained me to be hyper-sensitive (过度敏感) to the built environment, to recognize problems and find solutions that an untrained eye would never notice.
As much as I love this profession, it is very easy to get lost in architecture. I get so focused that I have forgotten about everything else. Luckily my passion for cycling kept me sane (清醒的) while I was becoming an architect. I faced a lot of obstacles and challenges taking a bicycle ride across the United States. Looking back, cycling across the America was actually one of the smartest things I ever did.
I have actually bicycled across the continental USA twice; East to west. Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean, both times. Bicycling across America isn’t as hard as you think.
I rode alone on my first trip in 2005 from Virginia Beach to the coast of Florence, Oregon. In the end it was 4,547 miles over the course of 77 days.
I left for the second trip in 2007 with my two best friends from Bar Harbor, Maine to Portland, Oregon, which was a 4,886 mile ride over 90 days. At that time, I fell in love with the idea of leaving the east coast behind, starting a whole new life and career in a new city. I ended up in Portland. After arriving in town on a bike, I eventually found a job, a place to live and an amazing dog.
I share all this not to convince anyone to go biking across America, but only to share how doing this has changed my life. Architecture has given me a wonderful life and career but it isn’t everything. Thankfully I have also been very passionate about: my friends, traveling, bicycles, punk rock, technology, the internet, my dog, and even yoga. My architecture background has definitely sweetened my relationship with all those things.
Becoming an architect is a noble pursuit, but you should keep pursuing everything else that you are passionate about. It will enhance your architecture career and ultimately make you a more interesting person, which in my opinion is really more important than being another silly architect.
4. What’s the advantage of cycling according to the author
A. Changing his negative attitude to architecture.
B. Keeping himself focused on his career all the time.
C. Enabling him to find solutions without training.
D Making him a much better architect and person.
5. What does the author think of his two cross-country bike trips
A. They are harder than what he expected before.
B. They show the benefits of riding with friends.
C. They give him some extraordinary experiences.
D. They guarantee him a new life and career in Portland.
6. What can be inferred from Paragraph 6
A. Don’t get completely lost in your hobbies.
B. Don’t abandon hobbies for your profession.
C. Don’t feel ashamed of stopping your hobbies.
D. Don’t weigh your family against your profession.
7. In the last paragraph, the author reminds us to ________.
A. take up the pursuit of becoming an architect
B. find what we are really passionate about
C. appreciate other people’s good intentions
D. avoid our career taking over other pursuits
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D
C
Go to any movie theater or sports venue, and it’s obvious there’s an invisible bond that forms from laughing, crying, and simply feeling while brushing shoulders with others. Researches have long backed up this sense of connection, but some aspects of the phenomenon remained unclear. Now, a new study is offering insight.
Writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science, Victor Chung of the cole Normale Supérieure in France and his team reported how they examined the matter by inviting strangers to watch videos together in same sex pairs.
Pairs of strangers watched three types of videos together: positive, negative, and neutral (中性的) with a curtain between them that was either open or closed. At the start of the experiment the researchers asked each participant whether they’d like to meet the other member of their pair again. After watching each video, participants reported their emotions and feelings of connectedness, and after seeing all three videos they were asked once again about their feelings towards the other participant.
The results showed the emotional films generated stronger responses than the neutral film. Crucially, the team said participants’ feelings of connectedness within the pairs was boosted when they experienced more intense emotions. However, this was only the case when participants watched the films with the curtain between them open. The researchers said that whether or not the pairs could see each other had no impact on how positively or negatively they felt about the films.
“We found that silently watching emotional films together with another individual is associated with social bonding, even when this person is a stranger and without any verbal (口头的) communication,” said Chung, the study author.
The team added that the findings may help explain why people seek out group activities that generate strong emotions, “even participating in sad memorials that cause negative emotions.” In other words, because emotion bonds us, and humans have a fundamental desire to belong, we’re up for experiences one might think we’d naturally want to avoid.
8. What does “the phenomenon” in paragraph 1 refer to
A. Shared emotions bond people. B. Physical touch helps tackle stress.
C. A chance encounter leads to a friendship. D. Entertainment is a crucial part of human life.
9. How did the researchers get their findings
A. By analyzing participants’ emotions.
B. By comparing participants’ self-reports.
C. By documenting participants’ video responses.
D By stimulating participants’ desire for interaction.
10. The study found that strong bonds were indeed created between pairs only when ______.
A. they were familiar with each other B. they watched neutral films together
C they were aware of the presence of each other D. they could see each other while watching the films
11. What is presented in the last paragraph of the text
A. An interpretation of the findings. B. Potential implication of the findings.
C. Supporting evidence for the findings. D. The underlying logic behind the findings.
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. B
D
Powered by the enthusiasm of fans, many stars are emphasizing sustainability in their tours and live events.
In many parts of the world, summer calendars are packed with music festivals. But on 25 August, Act 1.5, one of such shows, tried to be something different. Advertised as a “climate action accelerator (加速器)”, it showed the cooperation between a band called Massive Attack and scientists at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Manchester, UK, to reduce carbon emissions (排放) in the live music industry.
Such efforts are much needed. In 2010, researchers estimated that the UK music industry produced some 540, 000 tonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions annually. Live music accounted for 74%of that. Those figures are likely to have risen.
Many in the music industry are advocating ever more loudly on sustainability. Radiohead, Coldplay, and Billie Eilish are just some of the famous Western stars who have declared initiatives to make live events more sustainable.
These initiatives have not always met with the approval of climate campaigners. One common criticism is that stars’ advocacy often focuses on the actions of individual fans. When it comes to high-energy aspects of touring, such as stage power requirements and artists’ travel, their preferred solution is often to find alternative ways to cancel out impact, rather than reducing emissions directly.
However, it is heartening to see that some real change has already been achieved. In 2023, for the first time, the long-running Glastonbury Festival in the United Kingdom was powered only by fossil-fuel-free (非化石燃料) energy. In June 2024, Coldplay announced that direct emissions from its current world tour were almost 60%lower than those of its 2016-17 stadium tour.
Historically, music has played a key part in social movements. The industry now has the chance to be a role model for real change. A 2022 report by researchers at the University of Glasgow, UK, found that music fans are more likely to care about climate change than non-music fans. So, the change will come when it is driven by those highest up in the music industry and backed by good science.
12. What makes the Act 1.5 music event special
A. Demonstrating a different musical style.
B. Promoting the cooperation between bands.
C. Funding scientific research on climate.
D. Taking green actions based on science.
13. What is the purpose of listing data in the third paragraph
A. To highlight the UK music industry’s success.
B. To indicate the challenges in the UK music industry.
C. To criticize the rising costs of the UK music festivals.
D. To stress the emission impact of the UK music industry.
14. Why do climate campaigners sometimes disapprove of stars’ advocacy
A. It emphasizes reducing artists’ travel emission.
B. It focuses on fans cutting down emissions.
C. It prefers to use fossil-fuel-free energy.
D. It ignores the action of individual fans.
15. What is the author’s attitude to the music industry addressing climate issues
A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Positive. D. Critical.
【答案】12. D 13. D 14. B 15. C
第二节 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
In modern society, many retired people are lonely and lack life purpose while many young people have their own problems. ___16___ Or they may wish to live independently but be unable to pay the high rents in their area.
___17___ It involves bringing older and younger people together to support each other. After all, old people represent a huge unused resource: they include retired engineers, doctors, teachers and business people with years of experience. ___18___
In some projects, retired people help out in primary schools, to hear children read and offer them individual support. Similar projects are run in secondary schools and even universities. Other projects involve sending children and teenagers into old people’s homes on a regular basis to teach them “digital skills”, to entertain them or simply befriend them and listen to their stories and advice. ___19___ The students can either live rent-free in exchange for household chores (家务杂活) and support for the homeowner, or they can pay a reduced rent in exchange for chatting with the older person regularly and keeping an eye on their health and well-being.
Intergenerational volunteering projects have had a truly significant impact on both sides. By bringing together people of different generations and socioeconomic backgrounds, they have built trust, respect and friendship. ___20___
A These are important for the structure of society.
B. Studies have shown that retired people can still contribute to society.
C. Intergenerational volunteering can provide a solution to these problems.
D. Volunteering may even help young people discover a new interest or passion for life.
E. They may face the challenge of finding a job without work experience or practical skills.
F. Elsewhere, there are projects that match university students with wealthy elderly people who have spare rooms.
G. Young people, too, have valuable skills to share, most obviously their up-to-date knowledge of technology.
【答案】16. E 17. C 18. G 19. F 20. A
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完型填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
Tia Wimbush and Susan Ellis have been co-workers for a decade. ____21____, they didn’t know each other well.
Their spouses each needed a kidney ____22____, and while Wimbush could have given her husband one of hers, she wasn’t a ____23____ match. Ellis, meanwhile, was no match at all for her husband.
One day, ____24____ the fall of 2020, the women saw each other in the office restroom and started chatting, ____25____ that patients may wait many years for their name to ____26____ on the national kidney cadaver donor waiting list. Both women ____27____ their husbands didn’t have that kind of time.
Wimbush asked Ellis what her husband’s blood type was.
After exchanging the replies, the women were amazed to find it was a ____28____ that they were both going through this with their husbands at the same time and they could also be in a position to help. Then Wimbush made a ____29____ to get tested.
So they did. Antibody tests _____30_____ that each woman was an excellent match for the other’s spouse. And in March 2021, seven months after that chance _____31_____, they made the donation.
The surgery was a success, with no _____32_____. “It’s really just a story about simple _____33_____,” Susan Ellis says. “For us, it started with two people just being good humans.”
Rodney Wimbush says he will be forever _____34_____ that his wife decided to _____35_____ a subject about blood types in the office restroom.
21. A. Hence B. Nevertheless C. Thus D. Otherwise
22. A. transformation B. translation C. transmission D. transplant
23. A. perfect B. consistent C. legal D. random
24. A. on B. over C. in D. at
25. A. comforting B. commanding C. complaining D. composing
26. A. come up B. put up C. give up D. make up
27. A. predicted B. worried C. guaranteed D. insisted
28. A. competence B. diligence C. dependence D. coincidence
29. A. proposal B. demand C. solution D. negotiation
30. A. reviewed B. revealed C. restricted D. restored
31. A. motivation B. participation C. conversation D. conservation
32. A. reception B. refusal C. registration D. rejection
33. A. courage B. kindness C. sympathy D. honesty
34. A. hopeful B. careful C. regretful D. grateful
35. A. bring about B. bring down C. bring up D. bring out
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. C
第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As the wheel of time turns, traditional practices are witnessing a comeback. Gua sha, an ancient Chinese healing technique, has been gaining ____36____ (popular) in recent years as a holistic approach to wellness and beauty, because it offers various benefits to modern wellness seekers.
On TikTok, a before-and-after video of gua sha has been viewed more than 11.8 million times. Meanwhile, influencers have started to share their gua sha routines on some other media apps, attracting ____37____ (grow) attention from global audiences. Moreover, western beauty stores and ____38____ (celebrity) have jumped at the fashion and started favoring gua sha or selling its tools.
Factually, gua sha has been practiced in China since the Ming Dynasty and is known to have muscle pain relieved ____39____ improve blood circulation. Originally, it ____40____ (use) on the body, like arms, legs, and back. However, nowadays, it’s commonly used to improve the ____41____ (face) skin health. The practice is performed using a smooth-edged tool to gently scrape (刮) areas of the body, _____42_____, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), can encourage ____43____ healthy flow of energy and blood.
Gua sha, a TCM practice, also ____44____ (serve) as a cultural practice, now has _____45_____ (incredible) found its way to the west due to its potential health benefits. Undoubtedly, promoting TCM practices could be a much-needed opportunity for others to learn more about Chinese cultures.
【答案】36. popularity
37. growing
38. celebrities
39. and 40. was used
41. facial 42. which
43. a 44. serving
45. incredibly
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校将在5月开展“校园劳动周”(Campus Labor Week)活动。请你用英文写一封倡议信发布在校英文网站上，号召同学们积极参与，内容包括：
1．活动目的；
2．活动内容。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Call for Participation in Campus Labor Week
Dear fellow students,
I’m Li Hua from Class 3.
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The Student Union
【答案】 Call for Participation in Campus Labor Week
Dear fellow students,
I’m Li Hua from Class 3. In an effort to promote the spirit of labor and cultivate practical skills, our school will launch the “Campus Labor Week” from May 10th to 16th.
This meaningful event features diverse activities. Participants can choose to join the organic farming program at the school garden, learning planting techniques under teachers’ guidance. Alternatively, the handicraft workshop offers opportunities to create traditional clay sculptures using eco-friendly materials. For those interested in social services, community cleaning campaigns will be organized near the campus.
Labor shapes character and creates value. We hereby appeal to every one of you to participate actively. Your active involvement will make this event a success!
The Student Union
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In Benton School, the chatter of students filled Room 13 every day. Among the lively atmosphere, Wanda Petronski, a poor Polish girl, with her unruly hair and a faded blue dress that showed signs of frequent wear, became the target of cruel jokes among her classmates.
Each morning, as Wanda stepped into the classroom, a sudden silence would fall over the room. The abrupt silence was soon replaced by whispers and laughter. “Look, there’s Wanda,” Peggy would whisper to her friend Maggie, her eyes shining with mischief. Peggy, the most popular girl in class, was well-known for her sharp tongue and a good sense of fashion. Driven by a mix of boredom and meanness (恶意), she would call out, “How many dresses do you have now, Wanda ” Her voice was filled with pretended curiosity.
Wanda would hesitate, her fingers nervously twisting her dress. “A hundred,” she would reply in a soft murmur; her voice was barely heard. Instantly, the classroom would erupt in laughter. “A hundred!” Peggy would shout, her laughter echoing through the room. “I bet they’re all made of paper!” The other students would join in, their cruel laughter filling the air. Wanda’s face would redden with awkward, and she would quickly lower her head, unable to meet anyone’s eyes.
Miss Mason, their teacher, often tried to intervene. “That’s enough, class. Let’s start the lesson,” she would say firmly, attempting to restore order. But the damage had been done. Day after day, Peggy and her group of friends continued to make fun of Wanda, asking about her “hundred dresses” and making ill remarks about her plain clothes.
One day, Miss Mason announced an exciting drawing contest. The theme was “Design a Dress,” and the winning entries would be displayed in the school hall. Peggy, confident in her artistic abilities, was determined to claim victory.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few days later, Miss Mason announced the result and everyone was shocked.
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Feeling a strong sense of guilt, Peggy and Maggie went to Wanda’s house with the good news.
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【答案】 A few days later, Miss Mason announced the result and everyone was shocked. Wanda won the first prize, for she had submitted 100 exquisite, uniquely detailed fashion design drawings. Each drawing was a masterpiece, featuring elaborate patterns and vivid colors that far exceeded the simple sketches of the other students. Peggy and the class stared in disbelief at the beautiful display of Wanda’s talent. But Wanda wasn’t there to see her triumph. She had been absent for days, likely due to classmates’ constant bad behavior. The classroom was filled with an awkward silence as the students realized how wrong they had been to laugh at her.
Feeling a strong sense of guilt, Peggy and Maggie went to Wanda’s house with the good news. When they arrived, Wanda seemed surprised to see them. Peggy, her voice filled with regret, said, “Wanda, your drawings won! They’re amazing. We’re so sorry for being mean.” Maggie nodded in agreement. Wanda smiled gently and said, “It’s okay.” She then offered to give Peggy and Maggie some of her drawings. “I want you to have them,” she said. Her kindness touched their hearts. From that day on, Peggy and Maggie learned the importance of kindness and never judged others by their appearance again. Whenever anyone walked through the school hall and saw Wanda’s beautiful drawings, they were reminded of the power of forgiveness and the impact that a single act of kindness could have.
